Cincinnati vs White Oak

A side-by-side comparison of Cincinnati and White Oak: population, income, housing, and more.

Cincinnati and White Oak are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cincinnati has the higher population (309,595 vs 18,845 in White Oak). White Oak has the higher median household income ($71,789 vs $51,707 in Cincinnati). Cincinnati has the higher median home value ($215,300 vs $190,900 in White Oak).

Population, income & housing

	Cincinnati	White Oak
Population	309,595	18,845
Median age	33.0 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,707	$71,789
Median home value	$215,300	$190,900
Median gross rent	$953	$942
Housing units	159,731	8,203
Homeownership rate	38.9%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.3%	34.9%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cincinnati	White Oak
Population	301,394 → 309,595 (+2.7%)	19,271 → 18,845 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$40,640 → $51,707 (+27.2%)	$65,711 → $71,789 (+9.2%)
Median home value	$138,000 → $215,300 (+56.0%)	$148,800 → $190,900 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $953 (+29.1%)	$815 → $942 (+15.6%)

Cincinnati

Population

301,394309,595

Median household income

$40,640$51,707

Median home value

$138,000$215,300

Median gross rent

$738$953

White Oak

Population

19,27118,845

Median household income

$65,711$71,789

Median home value

$148,800$190,900

Median gross rent

$815$942

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cincinnati	White Oak
Under 5	6.3%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.5%	17.6%
18 to 24	13.7%	8.6%
25 to 34	18.7%	13.5%
35 to 44	12.5%	9.4%
45 to 54	10.0%	10.1%
55 to 64	11.0%	16.9%
65 to 74	8.2%	10.6%
75 and over	5.1%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cincinnati	White Oak
White (non-Hispanic)	48.0%	72.3%
Black or African American	38.5%	15.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.8%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cincinnati	White Oak
No high school diploma	10.3%	6.8%
High school graduate	24.1%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cincinnati	White Oak
Drove alone	66.2%	75.2%
Carpooled	7.5%	6.5%
Public transit	5.7%	1.4%
Walked	5.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.2%	14.0%
Other means	1.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cincinnati	White Oak
1-unit, detached	38.4%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	20.6%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	18.3%	17.1%
20 or more units	17.9%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Cincinnati	White Oak
Poverty rate	24.5%	10.5%
Average household size	2.07	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1951	1968